This paper is one of the first attempts in the literature to evaluate the effectiveness of R&D
policies in Europe during the great crisis of the late 2000s. Using homogenous firm-level …

In this article we assess the impact of public support for R&D activities on the educational
mix of R&D employees in private companies. Data on tax incentives in support of R&D …

Using homogenous firm-level data for the largest Member States of the EU over the period
2007-2009, we test whether manufacturing firms receiving R&D public supports (subsidies …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of education in spreading entrepreneurial
culture at the regional level. Key items explored in the paper are: the focus and the scope of …

O apoio público à investigação e desenvolvimento (I&D) de cariz empresarial é considerado
essencial para ultrapassar limitações existentes no mercado que constituem barreiras ao …

This dissertation is about public research and development (R&D) subsidies to support
private firms doing innovative activities and quantitative impact evaluation of the policy on …

A inovação e a sua relação com o desempenho das empresas tem-se evidenciado como
um tema de interesse crescente, tanto a nível académico, como numa perspetiva prática …

This thesis aims at measuring the effects of innovation policies. It first focuses on the effects
of the European Union (EU) policy titled Framework Programmes for Research and …